Jan Georg Schütte (* 1962) is a German actor, director and screenwriter. After training as an actor in Hamburg and New York, he appeared on various stages, e.g. at the Schauspiel Köln, the Thalia Theater in Hamburg, the Staatstheater in Hanover and the Salzburg Festival. Schütte has also been cast in numerous TV and film productions. In addition to his acting work, he also develops his own film and radio projects, in which he often relies on the improvisational talent of the artists. Jan Georg Schütte has received numerous awards for his work, including the Filmkunstpreis at the Festival des deutschen Films, the ARD Radio Play Prize, the Grimme Prize and the Special Prize for Idea and Concept at the Baden-Baden Television Film Festival.
